Compare And Contrast That Was Then This Is Now

In my opinion, That Was Then, This Is Now is more effective as the novel. That Was Then, This Is Now is a novel written by S.E Hinton. The novel is based on a story about two brothers who have a strong relationship, but find themselves slowly changing and growing throughout situations that are thrown at them. The novel and book were both outstanding and really kept me wanting to learn more about Bryon and Mark. The novel and movie also taught me many life lessons and knowing what’s right and what's wrong. Between the novel and movie, I believe the novel expressed details of certain situations way better than the movie and made me understand viewpoints more clearer.
One example of why I believe the book was better than the movie was because …show more content…
Keeping how the characters act in the novel and movie the same was a big key factor. Keeping the characters the same helped keep details the same and helped us understand aspects better. Knowing the details of certain characters and how they handled their situations helped me imagine what they were going through and how they handled the situation due to the fact that I knew what they were thinking in their head. Another example of why the novel was more effective was the scene with Mike Chambers. In the novel, Mike Chambers was introduced to us, but in the movie there was no Mike Chambers. This left out a big part of the setting and left out how Bryon and Mark connected with Mike. While Bryon and Mark are visiting their mother in the hospital, their mother …show more content…
In my opinion, I think that this scene was very important in the story between Mark and Bryon because it showed Bryon doing the right thing after someone he loved was affected by the drugs. Although Mark was pretty much a brother to Bryon, Bryon realized he didn't need anyone else getting hurt or possibly dying because of a stupid idea such as drugs. That showed the hardships that Bryon had to go through and the tough decision he had to make on his best friend who he considered a brother. In the movie version of That Was Then, This Is Now, the way Mark gets caught is completely different. Mark actually ended up getting caught with the pills on him. I wish in the movie they displayed how Mark got caught in the book because they left out the hardship Bryon had to go through on his decision Bryon was about to make and if it was worth calling the cops on Mark. In the novel, whenever Bryon called the cops and told on mark it was a big turning point and made the story send a message. I interpreted the message as being, doing the right thing no matter what. If you believe someone's choices could possibly harm someone, do what's